I am sorry, but even as a proud LIBERAL I cannot get up about gas prices. We (in the US) have been paying far less than the world par level for gas since almost forever. This has allowed us to create unsustainable habitat and travel systems. These systems also are responsible for us becoming more personally distant from each other, nevermind being responsible for googobs of pollution and depletion of the Earth's resources, including but not limited to oil.

Back during the first "oil crisis" when we had a clear picture of what the future might hold, we SHOULD have slapped on a huge gas tax to bring our price at the pump up to the prevailing price that others were paying and used the money to sustain and expand transportation alternatives. We missed that opportunity, and we will forever pay the price.

Oil is a limited resource, and we are rapidly approaching the END of it, period. Shrub may be letting the oil companies gouge us temporarily. But the market will make those prices go up and up for the duration, and neither party nor some (superior!) third or fourth party can alter that reality.

So as for the current situation, yes, I would like a excess profits tax, or some such. But do you honestly think Shrub would ever do that? Other'n that, start now driving less and planning for higher gas prices.